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herbal medicine vs medicinal drug

medicinal drug vs herbal medicine

herbal medicine and medicinal drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
herbal medicine Yes No No No
medicinal drug Yes No No No
As nouns, medicinal drug is a hypernym of herbal medicine; that is, medicinal drug is a word with a broader meaning than herbal medicine:
  • herbal medicine: a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health
  • medicinal drug: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Other hypernyms of herbal medicine include medicament, medication, medicine.
herbal medicine (noun) medicinal drug (noun)
the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health
Difference between herbal medicine and medicinal drug

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